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Six examples of successful technology transfer from the federal government were recognized at this year’s Federal Partners in Technology Transfer (FPTT) conference, held June 18-20 near Aylmer PQ.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program and Nova Agri Associates Ltd were chosen for a process extending the life of freshly harvested highbush blueberries from Nova Scotia.

The National Research Council (NRC) has unveiled an aggressive new strategy to use its technological expertise to help close the gap between the Canadian manufacturing industry and its chief competitors.

The depth of R&D in the Ottawa region is finally capturing the attention and imagination of the global high technology community, with an unprecedented number of new initiatives and financings in recent weeks that makes the high-profile shenanigans on Parliament Hill seem like a quiet Sunday picnic.

The National Capital Institute of Telecommunications (NCIT) is the latest powerful example of the growing realization that collaborative research and development is an essential bedrock component to the ultimate growth and prosperity of any jurisdiction.

Ottawa’s decision to establish an explicit framework for incorporating science and technology decision-making into government policy and regulation marks a significant first step towards confronting the need for top-notch, impartial science advice, as well as acknowledging sins of the past.

The government of Quebec has launched an examination of the province’s third largest venture capital organization to determine its suitability for privatization, possibly to an interest outside the province or even the country.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) reached another milestone this week with its official launch and the introduction of its inaugural governing council (GC). The event marking the most dramatic shift in health research funding in recent history took place in a crowded cafeteria of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, with ministers Alan Rock (Health Canada) and John Manley (Industry Canada) in attendance.

MRC study finds no significant benefit from using dual chamber pacemakers-

A study funded by the Medical Research Council has determined that a single chamber cardiac pacemaker is just as good as the more expensive dual chamber variety.